social worker

English Thesaurus

1. someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	public servant,
definition	:	someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment) (noun.person)

hyponym	:	almoner, medical social worker,
definition	:	an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients (noun.person)